With strong criticisms of the Government,
Gerardo Morales
launched himself as a presidential candidate at the Gran Rex theater, in an act in which he sought to show strength in the internal dispute of radicalism.
"I am encouraged because I am part of a great party, to fight the battles that have to be fought, because I am not afraid of them, because I did it in Jujuy," closed the governor and head of the UCR.
Before some 3,000 leaders, legislators and militants - there was disorder at the entrance and a few hundred were left outside, on Corrientes Avenue - Morales was the only speaker and at the end his partner Tulia Snopek and their daughter Guadalupe took the stage.
“
It is time for Cristina to go to her house.
They leave our values upside down, when the agenda is impunity.
We have the worst president in history.
Without leadership, without character, without leading the destinies of the country, ”Morales pointed out in a section of his speech.
With the slogan "Let's turn Argentina around", the president of Jujuy was charging against the Government and enunciating proposals on inflation, insecurity, drug trafficking and education.
In the preview, he had said that if Together for Change returns to power, he will have to renegotiate the debt swap announced by Sergio Massa: "We are going to have to
reshape everything, to implement our plan and restore order
."
The interns were put on hold for a moment.
He was heard in the front rows by
Alfredo Cornejo, Rodolfo Suárez and Gustavo Valdés
, three of the leading radicals who had posed with Patricia Bullrich at the Vendimia.
That photo had functioned as a response to Morales' rapprochement with Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.
Elisa Carrió
went with legislators from the Civic Coalition -Maximiliano Ferraro, Maricel Etchecoin and Facundo Del Gaiso- and there was a photo in the preview, in the dressing room.
“
I come to congratulate the candidacy.
It is essential to preserve the identity of Together for Change, to avoid both extremes
”, the deputy stated her support.
Among the radicals attended Martín Lousteau with Rodrigo de Loredo, Martín Tetaz and other deputies from Evolución, Mario Negri, Julio Cobos, Gustavo Posse, senators Julio Martínez, Pablo Blanco and Eduardo Costa, among leaders of the old guard such as Juan Manuel Casella, Ricardo Gil Lavedra and Facundo Suárez Lastra.
Coti Nosiglia was located in the last rows.
Among those absent, Facundo Manes, also a candidate for the presidential candidacy for the UCR, stood out.
"If you invited him, we were for the psychologist
," they launched near Morales, and considered that the neurologist's meeting with Mauricio Macri was a maneuver by the former president to "divide" radicalism.
With the act, Morales sought to show the endorsement of a good part of the UCR for his candidacy.
Among the videos of the preview, the support of 18 provincial committee presidents and 80% of the National Convention was highlighted on the screen.
“There is very good party representation here.
I walked the whole country and there is a lot of energy in radicalism.
We are in a position to dispute the leadership and centrality in Together for Change, nothing has been resolved yet
, ”he told
Clarín
and other media before going on stage.
“Those who measure the most have been ironed for a long time.
I am going to be a candidate and I am going to be better than Rodríguez Larreta and Bullrich in two months.
There is an opportunity that radicalism could play a significant role.
It is not the same situation as in 2015”, he tried to show a contrast with the preponderance of the PRO in the process that ended with the triumph of Macri.
Later, during his speech, Morales vindicated the UCR's conception of the role of the State, a difference with the PRO that usually generates divisions in the votes in Congress.
“These challenges are achieved with a present State, with a strong State.
For those who debate the question of the minimal State, we say efficient State.
As UCR we are defenders of public schools.
As much State as necessary
”, He harangued the militants at that time.
In another section he proposed to eliminate the fueros.
“If there weren't, Cristina would be in prison.
You have to fight against the corrupt, and I say this because corruption is imprisoned in Jujuy ”, he referred to the arrest of Milagro Sala.
“The challenge we have is to consolidate Together for Change.
They ask us not to divide ourselves because those who robbed us continue to govern
, ”he assured, and also criticized Alberto Fernández for “doing nothing” against drug trafficking: “As soon as I take over the presidency, the first thing I am going to do is attend to the Rosario question.
I am going to persecute criminals and mafias”.
Beyond the pause in the radical internal for the presences, the bids will continue in the previous to the electoral definitions.
Those who took their photo with Bullrich in Mendoza proposed to influence the decisions and negotiations with the PRO, to prevent Morales from monopolizing them.
“
We are not going to go with the strategy of save yourself who can.
What we are talking about is more centrality of the party.
70% of the best candidates in the entire country are from the UCR," said the head of radicalism.
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